Barrett, KS is a small rural town in the Midwest of the United States. It has a small population of about 500 people. The town is known for its close-knit and supportive community, which values the traditional American values of hard work and honest living. In terms of politics, Barrett is traditionally conservative, supporting Republican candidates for local and national offices. Locals are very active in local elections, showing up to the polls in large numbers to make sure their voices are heard. Many political issues are also discussed among locals at churches or barbecues. While most locals support conservative candidates, there is still room for liberals and moderates to discuss their views without judgment. This helps everyone stay informed and engaged in the political process, ensuring that all voices are heard when it comes to deciding who will represent Barrett's interests on the local and national level.
The political climate in Barrett, KS is very conservative.
Thomas County, KS is very conservative. In Thomas County, KS 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thomas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 16.4%.
Thomas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barrett, KS is very conservative.
Thomas County, Kansas is very conservative.
Kansas is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Barrett, Kansas: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Barrett, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $7,085 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $14,224 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)